I’ve been reading a lot of confusion on the web about the BlackBerry Magnum and the BlackBerry Pluto. Many are confused which BlackBerry touch screen the respective codenames are associated with.
BlackBerry Magnum (9220)
This touch screen device will be modeled on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 design, but will include 3G.
BlackBerry Pluto (9900)
Again a touch screen device, but this one will be modeled on the BlackBerry Bold design.
Recently, BusinessWeek confirmed that Motorola will be launching an Android phone worldwide. I have not seen any leaked concept images of the device, but I do know a few of the specs. The device will come with a 3.5″ touchscreen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a host of social networking features.
The device reportedly takes some of its design cues from the new Motorola Krave ZN4. This is especially weird to me because the ZN4 is a pretty terrible looking flip phone. I’m surprised they wouldn’t go for something more elegant like the MOTO Q.
So here is my proposal: the Motorola Android device will look much like James Piatt’s Plica concept phone. It’s a clamshelle touch screen device that would be a great competitor once imbued with Google. I for one would love to see this phone developed.
[Via informationweek and BGR]
Google Android source code is now available to the masses and along with it comes an inspirational video. Something the video did not address, which I’m still eager to discuss, is how the dev community feels about the sheer number of handsets this is being used on. Here is another OS that developers will need to port for, and their game may not be compatible with the handset. The dev community benefit of iPhone is that you know exactly the device your game will run on, and what features are available for use in-game.
RIM’s BlackBerry application store went official at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in Santa Clara California. The store will take 2 forms: a new online application storefront and a new on-device storefront. The storefront will go live March 2009 and BlackBerry application developers can begin submitting their applications and content for inclusion in the storefront in December 2008.
The storefront will give 80 percent of the revenue generated from applications to the developers. Take that Apple! RIM is also working with PayPal to develop the payment systems. Something I’m not all that happy about is the fact that the on-device storefronts will be carrier controlled. Thanks for bringing us back to the Walled Garden.
“Who needs a RIM-E-Mart? I dooooooooooooooooooo.”
I am really sorry to say that one of the best mobile phone mods I have ever seen doesn’t work. But wow, imagine if it did? The steampunk styled phone uses a binary punch-card system to dial numbers. I wonder how difficult it would be to slip in some real phone parts and have the punch-card system work. It would be perfect for my 90 year old grandfather.
Check out more pics of this cool phone
The Portuguese company Ndrive, will be releasing a device called the Ndrive S400. The S400 comes with HSDPA, quad-band EDGE, and a 2,8” VGA 640×480 touch screen, 3 megapixel autofocus cam, G-Sensor (i.e. tilt sensor), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, internal GPS and two processors (Marvell and Qualcomm). This could be a rumor but the Portuguese websites I’ve been looking at seem to handle the info as fact. I think this will be the first dual processor device powered by WinMo.
[Via PocketPT]
Ohad of Mobile Game Developer Magazine posted a great video of a Bluetooth remote controlled car that uses the accelerometer to steer. If you want to know more about the Symbian Smartphone Show in London, here are some ways of getting updates:
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/mobilegd
MobileGD-TV
http://mobilegd.com/tv/tag/smartphone-show/
A Touch HD Pro is a great idea. There are many situations where you’ll be much more comfortable typing on a keyboard than you would on a touch screen. Emails, for example, are best written on a keyboard. The BlackBerry Storm is supposed to revolutionize the way we type on a touch screen, but even they might be abandoning that format for the BlackBerry Magnum. The BlackBerry Magnum, for those who haven’t heard, is basically a BlackBerry Curve with a touch screen. Making it a heavy duty Treo-like device.
Size isn’t really a big deal for me because it usually means a bigger screen which is fine by me. That being said, I’m still curious to see how big the HTC Touch HD Pro will be.
[Via Slashgear]
Here is the launch video for the i.TV application for iPhone. I’ve been writing about i.TV for a little while now and I’ve used their application on several occasions. The best time to use i.TV is when you and your friend/spouse have one of those “what movie should we see?” moments. You just whip out your iPhone, and play a couple trailers.
Doesn’t this video remind you of the old Mac ads? Just the part with the droids staring at the screen in a 1984 kind of way.
Radar is reporting that the T-Mobile G1 launch party was filled with models for hire. Jack White, Jay-Z and DJ Cassidy all made appearances at the party. Here is what the Radar reporter had to say, he was clearly still on a natural high from being surrounded by so many babes:
And then there were the models. Seriously, at one point, it seemed like every other female in the room—a large, loft-like space in Manhattan’s West Village—was some long-limbed, non-English speaking beauty. At a tech party, no less! What gives? Weird coincidence, or are nerds suddenly cool again?
The above picture is from Last Night’s Party and I bet it’s what the G1 launch party was like.
[Via Radar]
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